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HUDSON S BAY MOUSE. 



Mus Hudsonius. M. brachyurus, auricutis nuUis, plant is pcnta- 

 dactylis, vitta dorsali ex luteo fuscescente, pectore et abdomine 

 albis. Lin. Syst. Nat. Gmd. p. 137. Pall. Glir.p. 209. 



Short-tailed earless ash-coloured Mouse, white beneath, with 

 yellowish brown dorsal stripe, and pentadactyle hind-feet. 



Hudson's Rat. Pennant Quadr. 2. p. 201. 



THE length of this species is about five inches, 

 and the colour a pale cinereous, tinged with 

 tawny, and marked with a brownish dorsal stripe : 

 the fur is long and very soft ; the limbs short and 

 strong ; the tail very short, and terminated by 

 bristly hairs : the female is smaller than the male, 

 which is also distinguished by the superior size 

 and strength of the two middle claws of the fore- 

 feet, which are not only very thick and stout, but 

 are bifid at their extremities. This species is de- 

 scribed by Dr. Pallas from some skins which were 

 received from Labrador. Its particular history 

 and manners seem to be unknown. 



